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NO. 39.
TRYON, POLK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY; FEBRUARY 6,1911.
ESTABLISHED MAY 1894
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Published every Friday at
TRYON
the most populous town in
POLK COUNTY
The Land of the Sky, .
North Carolina.
E0. if. COBB,
Editor.
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'FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1914
RmiRTOF POLK'S AUDITING
COMMITTEE.
The inquiry made of the Polk Coun
ty Commissioners, - in these columns
U st week, brought forth the informa
tion that the auditing pommittee are
jet at work upon the account of the
several departments of- the county,
end that they expect $o get through
with their work within two weeks,
when their report upon each depart
ment will be made public. v
ROLLING WINTER WHEAT.
It has been proven over and over
rgain, by actual experience that it
pays to roll wheat in the spring, and
figures show that rolled fields gave
an increased yield of more than
five bushels per acre, more than
cot rolled fields, all other conditions
being the same. ! 1
Harrowing wheat in the spring has
not been demonstrated to be as bene
ficial as rolling.
Wheat can be safely rolled even
v.hen six inches high, to its advant
fpe, but do not roll it when the land
is wet.
This rolling in spring, packs the soil
about the roots, and covers many ex
posed roots that the frosts and rains
of winter have left exposed to the hot
son. It uniformly firms the soil anl
stimulates them to root deeper The
mulch formed by this rooling pro
ctss, as the dry crust is crushed and
rulverizd, prevents the escape of much
moisture that the crop needs during
the summer season to mature its
grain.
If the wheat growers of Polk coun
ty will practice this spring rolling of
tteir fields, it will surely put extra
' -eat in their bins next fall. Try it,
rrd report your experiences.
LOWER EXPRESS RATES.
By order of the interstate commerce
commission lower express rates were
Put into effect throughout the country
Feb. 1st, 1914. The experts of the
Emission estimate that the reduc
uon m charges averages seventeen
cent. The commission's order for
Educed charges also requires the va
nous express companies to comply
Ultn some new regulations for im
Proved methods of service. ' V"
T WALK STRAIGHT IN WOODS,
It
is a well known fact that we-walk
raturally in
a curve. If you are hr
th-
voods vith nothing to guide you
" '11 walk in a circle and not find
way out. If you are on the
s ana have neither sun nor stars
Mo
h'ir
' ompass fdr guides you will do
'in
'no thing walk in a." circle and
' rtI'f nowhere. , ;
1 11 .the woods, however, a clever de-
,,:f f' toe resorted to is this: Select
Xl'YC' 'trees in q cd.n!n;nA
to
uuaigui iitic auu nam
ar'l them. When you reach the
'st r.no v. : .,-,1 . . . i
. . "icit; are sun two aneair
Srh k( f P the straight line for you.
mbKt a third tree in "line with the
"r two and walk toward them. Al-
ds keep the line of three trees
&nd voir wm woiir n
American Boy. ,
MOUNTAIN INDUSTRIES MET.
The postponed meeting' the. Moun
tain Industries held in the sun parlor
of Oak Hall hotel, Monday evening,
Feb. 2nd, was most interesting and in
structive. Mr. Ralph Erskine in a
very earnest opening address told of
the development of the industry here,
and Mrs. J..L. Washburn explained its
aims and objects, very minutesly and
clearly. Mrs. E. G. Holden - reported
upon the membership and Mr.- E. E.
Bro"wnlee,"'the treasurer, reported the
finances and Miss Mary H. Large tho
superintendent told how the industries
was run and thegopd deeds it accom
plished among the mountaineers.
Interesting remarks were also made
by Mrs. M. Y. Wynne, Mrs. W. T. Lind
sty and Rev. W. A. Newell, president
of Weaver college. . '
Mrs. Pritchard ,the expert mountain
spinner was present wearing tha
badges she received at the interna
tional Stuck Show last winter, cf
which she is deservedly, very proud.
She briefly related some of her im
pressions of Chicago to the audience.
THE TRYON YOUNG PEOPLE'S
SOCIETY.
The 5th meeting of the Tryon Young
People's Society, took place on Friday
evening Jan. 30th at 8 o'clock. The
subject, Book Evening, The Life of
Napoleon Bonaparte papers" by Miss
E. Tisdale, Miss Carolyn Smith, Mr. E.
O Holden and Mrs. E. G. Holden.
All , the speakers were present except
Miss Tisdale The night was rainy
and very few were out. Rev. and
Mrs. P. C. Morgan were also ab
sent. Mrs. E. G. Holden. acted as
chairman in the; absence of Rev. Mr.
Morgan. Rev. Mr. Morgan's distin
guished father, Dr. G. Campbell Mor
gan, D. D., of London and Cambridge
University, England, will lecture to ti j
society Thursday evening, Feb. 5th
at 8 o'clock. Subject, "Some page3
from the Music of Life."
THE FRIDAY NIGHT CLUR.
The Friday night club ?:ave a dance
at the K. of P. hall last Friday night,
for the benefit of its members. The
club was organized several weeks agoi
Lieut. Roach, is the general manager.
They have now 36 members. Tha
ladies of the club furnish all refresh
ments, for all parties and dances
given by the club. On account of the
dance given by the students of the
Bella Vista school at the Lanier Li
brary this Friday night, the club will
give a bridge paTty at the K. of P.
hall on Thursday nrght of this week.
A SUCCESSFUL BOX SUPPER
AT SANDY PLAINS SCHOOL.
Miss Lola Edwards teacher.
Our school is making fine progress.
But being badly in need of desks we
thought we would buy us some, so de
cided to have a BOX SUPPER, Jan.
31st. Now as everyone knows, it is
pretty hard to get up any entertain
ment in the country, in the winter
time, especially when the roads are
muddy as they are now so we were
not much, disappointed when out of
our whole community only thirteen
boxes were received, but let me tell
ycu, we aro mighty glad to report that
those thirteen boxes brought $10.95.
Furthermore the 'pretty girls" cake,
which was won by our teachers sister,
Miss Cora Edwards, added $9.95 mak
ing a total of $20.90. We feel well
paid for our efforts. We had already
$24 in our treasury, (a surphis from
last year) 'so you see we have now a
nice little sum toward onr needed
school furniture.
RAISE DAIRY BREEDS.
Any farmer Is safe In breefiingand
raising for sale large milking or but-,
ter-producing cows. As an industry
there is no more profitable line of
stock growing than raising good cows
fend selling them to the dairymen who
are making a specialty oi proaucmg
irr.aiket milk or selling their milk to
( cendensary plants where they do not
have the by-products returned to their
I fnrma to feed out'to the calves that
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are-being raised to replace the cow3
that are annually discarded from their
herds.
. The keeping of more cows for
creameries and : cheese factories I
also encouraging and many men are
willing to nay a good price lor well-
J bred dairy cows. , f ' V
TRYON.
Rev. G. Campbell Morgan, D. D., of
London, England, preached at the Con
gregational church Sunday morning
and evening to audiences that packed
the church.
He also delivered his lecture "The
harmony of the testaments" before a
large and appreciative audience - on
Wednesday evening at the congrega
tional church, and on Thursday even
ing in the same church he addressed
the Young Peoples Society, "Some
pages from, the Music of Life" being
his subject. 1
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false alarm was sounded on the
bell q the fire department last Satur
day late in the afternoon, for pur
posesvof drill that brought the depart
ment out, ready for business with
commendable promptness, demonstrat
ing the fact that all hands are in earn
est and ready for any Emergency that
is liable to occur. . v ' v
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On Friday last the Southern depot
turned on their new station lighting
system for the first time, greatly to
the satisfaction of our citizens, as we'l
as the traveling public, the train plat
forms as well as the interior, of the
building being well lighted.
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Mrs. Wm. Gresham of Jefferson, Ga.,
is visiting Mrs. W. S. Heavener in her
msw home, by the graded school build
ing. . - . ,
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The Four Bostonians toj.be at the
Library Feb. 17th, are noted for their
musical attainments of a very high
order. The committee hopes that
Tryon 'will give them a most cordial
reception. v
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The Polk Cnnmv Hlirhwav Vnvl
,s expecting a shipment of 22 '
bridges to arrive any-day for use on
Polk County roads now being builU
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Mr. T. C. Mills left Wednesday for
Houston, Texas, where he will engag-i
In the real estate business.
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The building for the finished lum
ber business South of the railroad em
bankment, has been begun and is to
be carried forward to completion now
as rapidly as possible.
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The sun must have been too bTight
for the ground hog on Monday. He
bar no tbeen seen out since that we
have heard of.
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Mrs. Parsons lectured before the
Junior Missionary Society of the M. E
church last Sunday afternon on Japan
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Mrs. Geo. B. Cobb is visiting rela
tives in New Jersey and New Tori.
MELVIN HILL.
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. There was quite a storm of wind
and Tain here last Saturday morning.
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Mr. Bob CoolejT of Cooley Springs
was in town on business Thursday.
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Mts. Nannie Bush visited her broth
er. Mr. S. S. Lawter last "week-end.
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Mr. Jim Johnson has moved bis saw
mill into the woods near this village
where he will be sawing lumber for
sometime.
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Mr. W. B. Feagan of Columbns, Polk
County Treasurer, was in town one
day last week.
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Elder W. A. Reede preached an in
teresting sermon here- last Sunday
night.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jerre Jones made a
trip to Spartanburg Monday. -'
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Mr. Foster Lawter was hauling cot
ton to' the McMillin ginnery Monday
and Tuesday. ( '
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There will be regular church ser
vice here' next Saturday nad Sunday.
Baby's eating pins, Oh my! ; '
He will swallow them and die!
- Mother sits and calmly grins: ;V
"They won't hurt, they're safety
pins." ' . ' '
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Jack Thy say that kissing, is dan
gerous, do you believe it?
Jane It may be , sometimes; but
Papa' is not home tonight:1 v .
COLUMBUS.
Mr.'
Logan H. Cloud has been ap-
pointed postmaster here, to take the'
place of Mr Walkef Newman who re
signed some time ao, but has had . to
hold over, until hislsuccessor was ap
pointed. . ',.
V.Mr. Cloud has njjpved his family In
fi-omhis farm, and taken possession cf
tlj?. oIdK Hampton sstore - building- on
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Ppstoffice and he hsrented his farm
to the Williamson's' who have moved
there from Mrs. Barnes' place. leaV-
ihg the Barnes place unoccupied for
the present, as it is
undergoing re
pairs.
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Mr. Walker Newman recently sold
his 336 acre farm $ miles east of Co-
lumbus towards Rutherfordton to Mr.
Firman Phillips, who expects to im
prove it.
First Monday ws a .very.: tiuiet". day
for the commissioners as nothing but
routine matters ca;ine before them for
consideration, but pit was a very busy
day for Tax Collector Hill, as nearly
evtrybody that coiie into town, seem-1
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edin a hurry to ay their taxes and j
get back home to Keep their plows go- I
ing. the- conditions of the land and
weather, vwre bo favbrable for such.
work. - . -
The audit committee of the county
were in -Eessionl here at the court
ncuse on Monday.,; k
lin -C. C, Constant, the road builder,
lateiypurchased.fVom the Stearns es-
wuureaure' Afe j w m j
court houseTjBeIis "overhauling the
buildings . on the property that were
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used for school purposes and will
adapt them for Residence us of his
own and his son's family.
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Miss Ada Walkei is quite sick with a
light form of smallpox at her home,
at the high school dormitory. The
family have no i(gea where she could
haxe contracted he disease. She is
nnder the care of r. Palmer of Tryon.
The citizens of be town do not seem
to be very muchT alarmed about the
possibility of it j5preading, but are
qnite generally taking the ; precaution
of being vaccinate!;
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The Blankenshi) road builders that
have encamped 3n town while work-
. .-
ing roads here, lhave finished their
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contracts hereabouts and left on Wed-
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nesday with thir entire outfit for
Rutherford county where they are to
build the Twlttyf Ford roafl in that
county. I ' '''
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MILL SPRING 1
Mr. W"m. "Newnan, ex--postmaster
"here has lately sold his farm in this
icinity to Mr. J. 1. Jackson of Colum
bus, i "
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W. F. Swarm ipade a business trip
to Spartanburg, & C., Monday.
Many of our citizens attended the
Congregational clurch at Tryon Sun
day and enjoyed Dr. Morgan's sermon
very much.
Mr. P. N. Hoo who has been very
ill is slowly recovering.
Miss Ada Acker has gone, to Ashe
ville to have her broken hip treated.
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Mrs. W. W. Capps is very ill. ' -
MILL &PIHNGS.
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Mrs. Sallie Walter, wife of Mr. Mar
tin Walker is theiewly appointed post
mistrees here, taking the place of Mr.
Wm. Newman, wBo resigned a month
ago. 4
Our farmers ar improving this fine
weather, very gsneraly by plowing
most of the lan(i to be broken for
next season croES, is! about finished
now; ,
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Feb. 2nd, ground hog day, was a
bright sunny day here, so. we are ex
pecting some' coldj stormy weather, be
fore balmy spring time comes to. stay.
LANDRUM.
(Special to The Polk County News.) ?
Landrum" had her first community
fair last - fall. So somplete was the
success that the promoters h'ave de
cided to make the fair a; permanent
thing for the community. A meeting
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will be called in a few days to-fom
definite plans for next fair, v One of
the '. most essential needs is to . find a
plan to finance it.,
tE, A: Pound of Georgia, delivered an
eloquent address Friday evening at the
Spartan academy to a large and ap-
preciatlve audience.
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; Rev. E. S. Fulton of Columbia, made
an interesting talk on Japan at the
Methodist church- Sunday, afternoon
The fact that he was born In Japan
made his address more interesting.
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" Rev. J. H. Mitchell and Prof. H. L.
Riley have returned from Union
where thoy-attended the ministers'
Conference. - - ' v - '
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Miss Kathedine Anderson has re
turned from a. visit ' to relatives, at
Moore's.
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Hubert Foster of this town has a
position in a drug store in-Greer and
win move there in the near future.
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Miss 'JJallie Thompson-spent the
week-end with relatives here.
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This community has . learned with
regret of Dr. 13. ' E. Smith's inten-
tion to sell out hjs drug business and
move to Greer in the near future.
Rev. J R. Coneland of CamDobello
vill ' preach . here in , the Methodist
oiurcn . exijsunuay.,mornmg.v i.;
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Dr. Earl Gradr of Tryon was a Lan
drunt visitor Sunday.
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Mrs. W. E. Jennings is visiting rel
atives In Winnsboro.
Misses Inez and Lizzie Mae Foster
have returned to Limestone college
aften spending the week with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Foster of
this town.
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D, F. Ezell of Chesne spent the week
end with his family here.
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It is reported that the ground hog
came out today and seeing his shadow,
returned to his den. So we are to
have forty days winter yet, according
to the old saying.
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It Is said that Landrum will "have
electric lights before long. May this
come true!
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TPhe graded school here has had the
i loroQcyf fiTUVfcllmQTi't i n 5-f-ei Kief rirv an1
there are others coming in.
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Mr. E. J. Bradley grows choice ap
ples in this section and is developing
a winter apple, a seedling, that keeps
sound and good until May.
The good road contractors' . steam
shovel in use a short distance below
here, down the gorge, attracts consid
erable attention lately. It is a sight ;
worth watching any day.
' CONFLICTING COMMANDS. :
One of the bosses of Baldwin's Lo
ccmotive works had to lay off an argu
mentative Irshman named Pat so he
saved discussion by putting the dis
charge in writing. The next day Pat
vas missing, but a' week later the
boss was-passing through the shop
and he saw him . again at his lathe.
Going up to the Irshman, he demand
ed fiercely. ' ' ,
. Didn't you get my letter?"
"Yis sur, Oi' did." said Pat.
-Did you read it?"
"Sure.osur,' 01 read it inside and Oi
read it outside," said Tat, "and cn
the inside yez said I fired, and
on the outside yea said, 'Return to
Baldwin's Locomotive ;, works "in five
days"" Lippincott's.
the country church problems.'- i'The
greater part" of the teachers today
need enlightenment on church matters.
She should be well posted on all the
church organisations.
- MISS CREOLA GUFFEY. -
0 U R S C H O 0 L S
Polk County Superintendent .
E."W. S. COBB
Columbus, North Carolina
COUNTRY LIFE AND COUNTRY
SCHOOL THE FARM PROBLEM.
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High cost of living is the usual topic
of today. - It's cause is migration of :
the country people to the towns ' and
cities. To the country boy who hasn't
many advantages the city seems . al
luring. The way to find an end to
this problem is to prepare country lif 3
to hold them here. It: isn't every boyV
talent to farm of course, but care must
be? 'given to those who stay. The farm "
problem then in its most fundamental
aspects is the problem of maintaining
a standard people upon our farms., - f - .
Since the days of Cain. farming ha3 ;
been the; foundational industry.' The r
most alarming thing is one third of-
our population gain their living from ;
the soil, and the other part depends ",
upon the sustenance of It. '
Isolation in the country is caused
mostly by bad roads.They are so bai x '
in winter that the farmers who 'have . $
to travel them buy enough provisions '
to last them during the - bad months,
this making : hermits of .themselves..
Neighborhood strife is another, cause" , .
of rural isolation. ' ' .-' .
Farmers need leaders, ones that
have the confidences.of the people and r
they need to organize, ' , , a . j
The book gives an Ideal community.
A community in Putnian county, 111.,- ,
where the land owners stay upon - -'','.
their farms and therefore! have their . '
Interest entered, bi,ihe community, inr
which they live. Too many our
land owners are moving to the cities
and leaving their land and country
hemes to tenants, who of course. are- .
just in for all the yean get out of it
In a progressive community we find:
rice farm homes. What is grander
than living in the country and having:
a nice farm home.
The school, the home and the church:
are th.e places which are of interest
to each family.
Nothing speaks better" for a com
munity than a nice church and school
building. "Uv!,;; ;";vE, ; .
A stranger who is thinking of mov-
ing into a new community of which, -,
he knows nothing the first question
he will ask, Have you a church an'' '
school? "- . ' ;
A school house should especially b
a place of social, Interest fitting pr
paring our young people.. 'Our me
and women of the great tomorrow.
Our country h,omes should be con
venient and nipely furnished? Nothing .
but things that can easily be kept san
itary should be", put into our homes as
it causes so much drudgery on the s
house wife which might not be. In
cur; school - rooms demestic science
should be taught for we find so many
farm wives who are inferior cooks.
There are many many things too num
erous to discuss that go to the im
provement of the country community.
The country church in most respects
is one of the most ineffectual prob
lems of the community. This of
course indicates that the farmers
haven't the religion they should have
The influence of a progressive church
is great. But a large number of our
churches are dead in a sense. For tha
lack of earnestness and zeal or ineffl
ciency of the pastor; The children
should have more religious-; training
in the home. One great reason why
our church problem is such an eco
nomic problem today ;is that the com
pensation is so small'that the pastor's
salary, is no more than a common la
borer. The pastor should have good
knowledge of farm needs and social
condition in the community which he
supplies''. It is too often the case that
country preachers like teachers are
the "back numbers" or the youth of
their profession. 'Countryteachers
and preachers shrould and must know
agriculture and the social and eco
nomic conditions of fannv life. The
ccuntry J church progress is ; being
brought about by the 'federation and
co-operation, 'more, of the spirit of the ,
Y. M. C. A. and better education of
ministers The country teacher must
have Interest in the church work In
the community where she "works. She
must give much thought and study to